Bombay Boys (1998)

Three men from Western origins are embroiled in gang wars, homosexuality and love after arriving in Mumbai with their own motives.

Director:

Kaizad Gustad

Writer:

Kaizad Gustad (story and screenplay)

Stars:

Naveen Andrews, Rahul Bose, Alexander Gifford

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Naveen Andrews	...	Krishna
Rahul Bose	...	Ricardo
Alexander Gifford	...	Xerxes
Naseeruddin Shah	...	Mastana
Tara Deshpande	...	Dolly
Roshan Seth	...	Pesi
Tarun Shahani	...	Danny
Luke Kenny	...	Xavier
Randolf Correia	...	Sam
Shiuli Subaya	...	Actress
Bharat Shetty	...	Immigration officer
Prithvi Zutshi	...	Immigration officer
Kamal Adib	...	Immigration officer
Abdul Sabri	...	Cab driver
Raj Punjabi	...	Young landlord

Storyline

Krishna alias Kris Sahani lives in New York, U.S., but decides to travel to his homeland in order to act in a movie. While Ricardo Fernandes leaves Sydney, Australia to travel to Bombay in search of his missing brother, Roger. And finally, Zeres Mistry, from London, England, also travels to Bombay to find his true love. The paths of all three Non-resident Indians cross in the taxi ride to Colaba, and they decide to stick together in their search for an apartment. They do succeed in finding one, owned by a seemingly gay landlord, Pesi Shroff, who openly and lovingly eyes a visibly uncomfortable Zeres. Things do not go well for Kris as well as he is asked by Filmmaker, Don Mastana, to act in a movie that is slated to be the worst movie in Bollywood history. Ricardo finds himself at the mercy of the local police, who make it clear to him that they have better things to do than look for his missing brother. It is only a matter of time before the hapless trio to realize that their ...

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Plot Keywords:

bombay | city name in title | gay interest | homosexual | expatriate | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Padma Lakshmi signed the film even shot for it for a few days. She later left the film for unknown reasons.

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Quotes

Dolly: You know the Bible? My story is longer than that.

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Connections

Features Raja Babu (1994)

User Reviews

Intelligent, funny, best soundtrack, and best Indian flick of the decade

Waltzing Matunga, Mumbhai, Naseeruddin Shah, gangsters, hijras, socialites, NRIs. This movie has something for everyone, and it's all good. The single funniest Hindi/Indian movie you will see this decade.

The movie is about three NRIs who come to Bombay from the US, UK, and Australian. There's love, lust, violence, drama, singing, dancing... Everything you'd expect in a Bollywood pot-boiler, but this one is both enjoyable and intelligent.

Details

Country:

India

Language:

English Hindi

Release Date:

13 September 1998 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Bombay Boys

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Works, Kismet Talkies

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1